LEFT: U-57 FEDCO Hydroplane racing boat trailer. BOTTOM: Paul Larmor of FEDCO works on the hydroplane racing boat engineered and marketed by the company.
ASET Dean Gets Firsthand Look at FEDCO Hydroplane Racing Boat Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of the Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology Division, toured Monroe’s Fluid Energy Development Company (FEDCO) in late May and got a firsthand look at the U-57 unlimited hydroplane racing boat that is engineered and marketed by the company. The U-57 FEDCO Hydroplane Racing Team races the boat in the H1 Unlimited Series. The boat is owned and driven by veteran racer N. Mark Evans, who was at the helm of it in the 104th annual DYC Detroit APBA Gold Cup event in July.
MCCC, DTE ENERGY APPROVED TO ISSUE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR NUCLEAR TRAINING CERTIFICATES The Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program, which is managed by the Nuclear Energy Institute, approved the partnership between DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 Atomic Power Plant and Monroe County Community College to issue National Academy for Nuclear Training certificates. MCCC and DTE Energy successfully passed the “Challenge Board” made up of members from NEI and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, as well as nuclear power plant operators and educators involved in the NUCP program, and can now issue the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program certificates to eligible graduates of the college’s nuclear engineering technology program. MCCC is now among a select few colleges in the nation eligible to offer the NANT certificates to graduates. The MCCC team was represented by Dubois and Director of Admissions and Guidance Services Mark Hall, with Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of the Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division, and Cameron Albring, administrative assistant for the ASET Division, providing external support. DTE Energy was represented by Jim Davis, Kevin Dahm, Bonnie Masserant and Mary Anne Casha. This result is the culmination of a two-year process of curriculum development, program planning and resource acquisition. The process was supported by DTE Energy, and adjudged by thirdparty evaluators from industry and professional societies.
Monroe County Community College hosted a small ceremony in July for the first two students to earn certification in the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program. From left is Dr. David Nixon, who retired as MCCC president at the end of July; Dr. Kojo Quartey, who became president of MCCC August 1; Kevin Dahm, an instructor in the program and employee at Monroe Power Plant; Scott DeJonghe, a recent MCCC graduate who earned the NUCP certification; Bonnie Masserant of Fermi 2 Training; and Fermi 2’s Training Manager James Davis. Tyler Spleen, who also earned an NUCP certificate, could not attend the ceremony.